Brian Smith is a Lead Guide at Exum Mountain Guides and an Internationally Certified AMGA/IFMGA American Mountain Guide. He has been climbing for over 25 years, skiing for over 35 years, and guiding at Exum since 2005. Brian resides in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and has been a ski patroller at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, led rock and mountaineering courses for the National Outdoor Leadership School, is a backcountry ski guide at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, and teaches high altitude expedition climbing and skiing in Peru for the School for International Expedition Training. He also teaches Avalanche Courses for the American Avalanche Institute. In the midst of juggling multiple jobs and raising a daughter, Brian enjoys fly fishing, mountain biking, kayaking, climbing, skiing, ice climbing, and traveling.
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Best Winter Down Sleeping Bags of 2023
With a plethora of sleeping bags to choose from, it can be hard to know how best to turn your hard-earned dollars into...
Top Pick
The North Face Inferno 0 Review
This super comfortable, lightweight bag has impressive warmth.
Best Bivy Sack of 2023
What is the best bivy sack? Throughout the past few years, we have traveled near and far with a pack full of bivys to...
Best Rock Climbing Shoes for Kids
With a lack of thorough kids' climbing shoe reviews, we researched over 40 of the top models, purchasing the best 8 to...
Best Folding Saws
Are you searching for the best folding saw? Our team of expert gear reviewers diligently researched over 40 different...
Editors' Choice
Outdoor Research Helium Bivy Review
A highly refined and functional bivy which has obviously been through extensive research and development. Down to...
How To Choose a Bivy Sack
How to choose the best bivy sack? While the idea of zipping yourself up inside a nylon sack for the night might seem...
Editors' Choice
Evolv Venga Review
With so many great traits, we think the Venga is the best all-around kids shoe available. While comfort and...
Top Pick
Five Ten Kirigami Review
This comfortable kid's climbing shoe is colorful, durable, and has very sticky rubber for rock climbing.
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Evolv Ashima Review
Ashima Shiraishi, one of the world's strongest young climbers, worked with Evolv to build a shoe that performs well in...
Marmot Col -20 Review
The warmest bag in our review. It features vertical baffles and a new zipper configuration, including a top center zip...
Therm-a-Rest Oberon 0 Review
This warm, comfortable sleeping bag is also lightweight and reasonably priced. You can strap a sleeping pad on to...
Rab Alpine Bivi Review
The Alpine was a highly weather-resistant and functional bivy packed into a minimalist design. While we would like to...
Snugpak Stratosphere Review
A spacious bivy that is well-ventilated around the head and shoulders and is ideal for cold-weather overnights...
Black Diamond Twilight Bivy Review
If you're looking for an extremely lightweight and compact bivy sack for light and fast missions, this just might be...
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